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16 out of 16 people found this review helpful
4.5 stars
"an easy to use but very high quality camera!!!"
Pros: ease of use, small size, picture quality, docking station, cool touch screen menu
Cons: short battery life (60-90 mins), not great for stills
Summary: I just bought this camera to replace my 3 1/2 year old panasonic mini-DV camera. I love it! It's incredibly easy to use, even for the newest camera user. It even has an "easy mode" to automate everything. It can fit in your jeans pocket; sony accomplishes this by having a docking station for charging the unit and using firewire or other connections. The menus are all accessed on the LCD screen, and are very easy to use. They can be a bit awkward at first, but once you get used to it, it's easy.
The picture quality is excellent. The sony lens and supershot (stability) and nightshot (darkness) produce an amazing picture, even when fully zoomed or in low-light.
The only downsides are the relatively short battery life (60-90 mins), and the requirement of a memory stick for taking photos.
For the price, it's difficult to find a better camera. I researched a lot of the competitors, and I think sony is at the top of this class of camcorders.....
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Hey, do you know how to transfer video to PC, using Windows XP? I have windows movie maker, and I'm wondering how to transfer it from the camera to the pc. Do you know what software and wires i need? thanks
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Does the picture seem grainy? How about the night shot?
